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There is an hypothesis buried in here, It could be something in the external environment or something internal in the mind, but the... -
Well done! I’m proud of you. :)
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The Firebird replied to the thread Are Ghosts Real? (a poll).Yes. Another interesting example is taste, like with cilantro. But for the external world, we can typically make it conform enough to do...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Are Ghosts Real? (a poll).One of the assumptions buried in the idea that we would just perform the right scientific tests is the thought that we would all observe...
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You are being facetious but you are also assuming the negative. An essentially unprovable position. Not an unreasonable one, mind you...
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The Firebird reacted to GM Lent's post in the thread When you play in person, where do you play? (Poll) with
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I run two weekly DCC RPG games: one in person at a local goblin-themed coffe house/chocolatier (called Velvet, formerly known as Wilkins... -
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I'm a forever DM who is really struggling to put together a new D&D (or other RPG) group after moving to Atlanta three years ago. Part...
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The Firebird reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
If people tell you a word can be offensive, responding with "well, I don't mean it offensively when I use it" is pretty much never a...
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Personally I think the coin lands on the other side: that this is mostly hype (at least as far as LLM development goes). It seems to me...
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The main point of your argument assumes a steady state of the universe. The original stars (and the first ones after them) didn't have...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Are Ghosts Real? (a poll)."Too many"? There is quite a bit to say about the assumptions underlying that claim, but I will not go that direction. I am not...
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The Firebird replied to the thread SkyNet really is ... here?.I am a big fan of AI, but there are limits to how long these things can run autonomously and succeed at complex tasks and it is not very...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Are Ghosts Real? (a poll).There is a lot that is unknown here. In addition to the substantial energy costs, there are thoughts that the longer childhood...
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That’s not true. Socrates is already dead, he can’t do it again.
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The Firebird replied to the thread Are Ghosts Real? (a poll).Ime that fallibility is dealt with using statements like "it seems to me the facts imply X". I.e., facts can imply things, but our...
